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pecidcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr.. 25, 1916..

Implication led November 6, 1915. Serial No. 59,949.

To all whom it may concern.L

Be it known that ll, MARCUS T. GOLD- sMrrH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey., have invented a new and Improved Clip, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

rllheobject of the invention is to provide a new and improved clip for use on fountain pens, clinical pocket thermometers and other articles intended to be carried in the pocket' and arranged to permit a retailer or other person to conveniently and quickly attach the clip to the article with a view to securely hold the article in position in the users pocket.

ln order to accomplish the desired result use is made of a tubular shell provided with a transversely extending slit and a clip having a resilient shank, a toe extending integrally and upwardly from the base end of the shank and adapted to rest exteriorly on the shell adjacent the said slit, a lug extending integrally from the base end of the shank in a rearward direction and passing through said slit, the lug having an aperture extending within the shell, and a wedge passing through the said lug aperture and fitting against the interior surface of the shell.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a art of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indidate corresponding parts in all the views. n

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the clip as applied to the cap of a fountain pen; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the clip as applied to the cap of a fountain pen, the cap being shown in section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the clip as applied to the cap of a fountain pen, the cap being shown in section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. l is a perspective view of the clip; Fig. 5 is a similar view of the key; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the clip as applied, the section being on the line 6 6 of Fig. 3.

ln Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is shown a clip 10 applied to the tubular cap 11 of a fountain pen but l do not limit myself to this particular use of the clip as the clip may be applied to tubular members of other articles such as clinical pocket thermometers and the like. The clip 10 comprises a resilient finger or a shank 12 terminating at its base in a rearwardly extending lug 13, and a toe 14 preferably struck up from the lug 13 extends in an upward direction to rest against the eX- terior surface of the tubular member 11. 'llhe' tubular member 11 is provided intermediate its ends with a transverse slit 16 into which fits snugly the lug 13, the latter being of sufficient depth to project a distance withn the tubular member 11, as plainly indicated in Fig. 2, to permit of driving a wedge 17 partly through the aperture 15, the wedge extending lengthwise of the tubular member 11 and resting against the inner surface thereof.

The tapering sides of the wedge 17 engage the side wall of the aperture 15 to hold the wedge against accidental displacement. llt will be noticed that the toe 14 rests on the outer face of the tubular member 11, the rear face of the Wedge 17 engages the rear wall of the aperture 15 and the front face of the wedge fits against the inner surface of the tubular member l1 so that the clip 10Y is securely locked in place. lin practice, the clip can be readily applied to a tubular member as it is only necessary to provide the tubular member with the slit 16 and then. fasten the clip in place, as shown and described. Most of the tubular members now generally in use are made of hard rubberand the proper sized slit 16 can be readily formed therein by the use of a correspondinglyshaped and heated tube. 'llhe wedge 17 is preferably provided near its base with an aperture 18 for the insertion of a suitable hook or other tool for withdrawing the wedge 17 in case it is desired to remove the clip 10 from the tubular member 1l.

rllhe clip shown and described is very simple in construction and it can be readily fastened in place on the tubular member, and by curving the shank or finger 12 directly outwardly from the lug 13 it is possible to engage the flap of a pocket firmly with the edge of the flap reaching tothe curved base Iof the shank or finger 12.

The wedge 17 is preferably arched in cross section, as plainly shown in Figs. 5 and 6, to provide a desired large bearing surface in the apertured lug 13 and the inner surface *of the cap 11, thus preventing the wedge from becoming accidentally dislodged. The forward end of the wedge 17 is pointed to permit ready insertion of the wedge in the aperture 15 of the lug 13.

Having thus described my invention, l

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claim as 'new` and desire to secure'by Letters Patent:

1. Thegcombination with a tubular shell provided with va transversely extending slit of a clip having a resilient shank, a toe extending integrally and upwardly from the base end of the shank and adapted to rest exteriorly on the shell adjacent the said slit, a lug extending integrally from the base end of the shank in a rearward direction and passing through the said slit, the said toe being struck up from the said lug to provide an aperture in the lug within the shell,'and a wedge passing through the said lug aperture and fitting against the interior surface of the shell.

y2. A, clip for attachment to a tubular member having a transverse slit comprising a resilient shank terminating at its base in a rearwardly extending integral lug, a toe 20 struck up from the said lug to provide'an aperture 1n the lug, the said toe extendmg upwardly from the base end of the shank and being adapted to rest on the exterior face of the tubular member. the said lug 25 being adapted to pass through the said slit. and a wedge approximately U-shaped in cross section and being adapted to be driven into the lug aperture and being adapted to engage the inner surface of the tubular 

